Weep over your sin

simplyorthodox:

Weep over your sin: it is a spiritual ailment; it is death to your immortal soul; it deserves ceaseless, unending weeping and crying; let all tears flow for it, and sighing come forth without ceasing from the depths of your heart.

In profound humility I weep for all my sins, voluntary and involuntary, conscious and unconscious, covert and overt, great and little, committed by word and deed, in thought and intention, day and night, at every hour and minute of my life.

- St. Basil the Great

theresacarmeliteatheart: The sacred heart of Christ is an inexhaustible fountain and its sole desire is to pour itself out into the hearts of the humble so as to free them and prepare them to lead lives according to his good pleasure. From this divine heart three streams flow endlessly. The first is the stream of mercy for sinners; it pours into their hearts sentiments of contrition and repentance. The second is the stream of charity which helps all in need and especially aids those seeking perfection in order to find the means of surmounting their difficulties. From the third stream flow love and light for the benefit of his friends who have attained perfection; these he wishes to unite to himself so that they may share his knowledge and commandments and, in their individual ways, devote themselves wholly to advancing his glory. This divine heart is an abyss filled with all blessings, and into the poor should submerge all their needs. It is an abyss of joy in which all of us can immerse our sorrows. It is an abyss of lowliness to counteract our foolishness, an abyss of mercy for the wretched, an abyss of love to meet our every need. — Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque from a letter 

theresacarmeliteatheart:

The sacred heart of Christ is an inexhaustible fountain and its sole desire is to pour itself out into the hearts of the humble so as to free them and prepare them to lead lives according to his good pleasure. From this divine heart three streams flow endlessly. The first is the stream of mercy for sinners; it pours into their hearts sentiments of contrition and repentance. The second is the stream of charity which helps all in need and especially aids those seeking perfection in order to find the means of surmounting their difficulties. From the third stream flow love and light for the benefit of his friends who have attained perfection; these he wishes to unite to himself so that they may share his knowledge and commandments and, in their individual ways, devote themselves wholly to advancing his glory. This divine heart is an abyss filled with all blessings, and into the poor should submerge all their needs. It is an abyss of joy in which all of us can immerse our sorrows. It is an abyss of lowliness to counteract our foolishness, an abyss of mercy for the wretched, an abyss of love to meet our every need.


— Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque from a letter 

the-last-crusade: Jerzy Popiełuszko (14 September 1947 – 19 October 1984) was a Roman Catholic priest from Poland, associated with the Solidarity union. He was murdered by three agents of the Polish communist internal intelligence agency who were shortly thereafter tried and convicted of the murder. He has been recognized as a martyr by the Catholic Church, and was beatified on 6 June 2010.

the-last-crusade:

Jerzy Popiełuszko (14 September 1947 – 19 October 1984) was a Roman Catholic priest from Poland, associated with the Solidarity union. He was murdered by three agents of the Polish communist internal intelligence agency who were shortly thereafter tried and convicted of the murder. He has been recognized as a martyr by the Catholic Church, and was beatified on 6 June 2010.

Pro-Life.

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churchmilitant: Fifteen Promises of the Rosary In the thirteenth century, Saint Dominic and Blessed Alan received the following promises from Our Lady for all those who faithfully pray the Rosary: To all those who shall pray my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection and great graces. Those who shall persevere in the recitation of my Rosary will receive some special grace. The Rosary will be a very powerful armor against hell; it will destroy vice, deliver from sin and dispel heresy. The rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for souls the most abundant divine mercies. It will draw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means. Those who trust themselves to me through the Rosary will not perish. Whoever recites my Rosary devoutly reflecting on the mysteries, shall never be overwhelmed by misfortune. He will not experience the anger of God nor will he perish by an unprovided death. The sinner will be converted; the just will persevere in grace and merit eternal life. Those truly devoted to my Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church. Those who are faithful to recite my Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces and will share in the merits of the blessed. I will deliver promptly from purgatory souls devoted to my Rosary. True children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in heaven. What you shall ask through my Rosary you shall obtain. To those who propagate my Rosary I promise aid in all their necessities. I have obtained from my Son that all the members of the Rosary Confraternity shall have as their intercessors, in life and in death, the entire celestial court. Those who recite my Rosary faithfully are my beloved children, the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ. Devotion to my Rosary is a special sign of predestination. Thank you for posting this!!!

churchmilitant:

Fifteen Promises of the Rosary

In the thirteenth century, Saint Dominic and Blessed Alan received the following promises from Our Lady for all those who faithfully pray the Rosary:

  1. To all those who shall pray my Rosary devoutly, I promise my special protection and great graces.
  2. Those who shall persevere in the recitation of my Rosary will receive some special grace.
  3. The Rosary will be a very powerful armor against hell; it will destroy vice, deliver from sin and dispel heresy.
  4. The rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for souls the most abundant divine mercies. It will draw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
  5. Those who trust themselves to me through the Rosary will not perish.
  6. Whoever recites my Rosary devoutly reflecting on the mysteries, shall never be overwhelmed by misfortune. He will not experience the anger of God nor will he perish by an unprovided death. The sinner will be converted; the just will persevere in grace and merit eternal life.
  7. Those truly devoted to my Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.
  8. Those who are faithful to recite my Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces and will share in the merits of the blessed.
  9. I will deliver promptly from purgatory souls devoted to my Rosary.
  10. True children of my Rosary will enjoy great glory in heaven.
  11. What you shall ask through my Rosary you shall obtain.
  12. To those who propagate my Rosary I promise aid in all their necessities.
  13. I have obtained from my Son that all the members of the Rosary Confraternity shall have as their intercessors, in life and in death, the entire celestial court.
  14. Those who recite my Rosary faithfully are my beloved children, the brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ.
  15. Devotion to my Rosary is a special sign of predestination.

Thank you for posting this!!!

humansofnewyork: “It was a much easier decision to join the order when I was growing up. Everyone supported the church and supported your decision. It’s a much tougher choice to make today.”  (Boston, MA)

humansofnewyork:

“It was a much easier decision to join the order when I was growing up. Everyone supported the church and supported your decision. It’s a much tougher choice to make today.” 

(Boston, MA)

“Don’t wear a cross around your neck if all you’re going to do is complain about the one on your back.”
Mark Hart (via loveforalamb)
“Let us run to Mary, and, as her little children, cast ourselves into her arms with a perfect confidence.”
St. Francis de Sales (via ksquote4theday)
O dear Jesus, never let me lose so precious a treasure as You are for me. My Lord and my God, so alive in my soul is the ineffable sweetness that flows from Your eyes and the loving gaze which You, my Good, deign to cast upon this poor wretch! - Saint Padre Pio, Secrets of a Soul: Padre Pio’s Letters to His Spiritual Directors

O dear Jesus, never let me lose so precious a treasure as You are for me. My Lord and my God, so alive in my soul is the ineffable sweetness that flows from Your eyes and the loving gaze which You, my Good, deign to cast upon this poor wretch!

- Saint Padre Pio, Secrets of a Soul: Padre Pio’s Letters to His Spiritual Directors